<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:s="https://ritathletics.com/services/xml_schema/story" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"><channel><title>Rochester Institute of Technology Athletics</title><link>https://ritathletics.com/rss.aspx?path=wres</link><description>Latest news items for Rochester Institute of Technology Athletics</description><atom:link href="https://ritathletics.com/rss?path=wres" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><language>en-us</language><ttl>60</ttl><item><title>Athletic Department celebrates 2025-26 year with ROARspy Awards</title><link>https://ritathletics.com/news/2026/4/28/mens-basketball-athletic-department-celebrates-2025-26-year-with-roarspy-awards.aspx</link><guid>https://ritathletics.com/news/2026/4/28/mens-basketball-athletic-department-celebrates-2025-26-year-with-roarspy-awards.aspx</guid><category>Men's Basketball, Women's Basketball, Baseball, Men's Rowing, Women's Rowing, Men's Cross Country, Women's Cross Country, Men's Hockey, Women's Hockey, Men's Lacrosse, Women's Lacrosse, Men's Soccer, Women's Soccer, Softball, Women's Volleyball, Wrestling, Men's Tennis, Women's Tennis, Men's Swimming &amp; Diving, Women's Swimming &amp; Diving, Men's Track &amp; Field, Women's Track &amp; Field, General, Cheerleading, Men's Indoor Track &amp; Field, Women's Indoor Track &amp; Field</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Men's Athlete of the Year Josh Harkless and Women's Athlete of the Year Elena Onodera...RIT SAAC hosts the first annual Roarspy Awards on Sunday, April 26, 2026, at Gene Polisseni Center. 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(Mikaela Engstrom/RIT Sports Network).</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://ritathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rss_186&amp;image_path=/images/2026/4/29/MEP_20260426_71.JPG" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 13:05:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>24</s:sport_id><s:story_id>20047</s:story_id></item><item><title>Eight from RIT named NSCA All-American Strength and Conditioning Athletes of the Year</title><link>https://ritathletics.com/news/2026/4/22/womens-basketball-eight-from-rit-named-nsca-all-american-strength-and-conditioning-athletes-of-the-year.aspx</link><guid>https://ritathletics.com/news/2026/4/22/womens-basketball-eight-from-rit-named-nsca-all-american-strength-and-conditioning-athletes-of-the-year.aspx</guid><category>Women's Basketball, Men's Rowing, Men's Hockey, Women's Hockey, Men's Lacrosse, Women's Soccer, Wrestling, Women's Track &amp; Field</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="NSCA_AllAmericans_2026" src="https://ritathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rss_186&image_path=/images/2026/4/22/Strength_All-Americans_9813998.jpeg" /><br /><br />ROCHESTER, N.Y. - Eight RIT student-athletes were recently named 2025-26 National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA) College All-American Strength and Conditioning Athletes of the Year, as nominated by Tigers' Strength and Conditioning Coach Ryan Kelly.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://ritathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rss_186&amp;image_path=/images/2026/4/22/Strength_All-Americans_9813998.jpeg" /><media:content url="https://ritathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rss_186&amp;image_path=/images/2026/4/22/Strength_All-Americans_9813998.jpeg"><media:title>NSCA_AllAmericans_2026</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://ritathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rss_186&amp;image_path=/images/2026/4/22/Strength_All-Americans_9813998.jpeg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 14:01:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>3</s:sport_id><s:story_id>20030</s:story_id></item><item><title>Harkless named SUNYAC Wrestling Scholar Athlete of the Year</title><link>https://ritathletics.com/news/2026/4/10/harkless-named-sunyac-wrestling-scholar-athlete-of-the-year.aspx</link><guid>https://ritathletics.com/news/2026/4/10/harkless-named-sunyac-wrestling-scholar-athlete-of-the-year.aspx</guid><category>Wrestling</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt=" graphic announcing Josh Harkless as the SUNYAC Wrestling Scholar Athlete of the Year" src="https://ritathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rss_186&image_path=/images/2026/4/7/WRES_SUNYAC_SAOTY_2026_9664407.png" /><br /><br />ROCHESTER, N.Y. – RIT senior Josh Harkless was named the 2026 SUNYAC Wrestling Scholar Athlete of the Year announced by the conference on April 7, 2026.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://ritathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rss_186&amp;image_path=/images/2026/4/7/WRES_SUNYAC_SAOTY_2026_9664407.png" /><media:content url="https://ritathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rss_186&amp;image_path=/images/2026/4/7/WRES_SUNYAC_SAOTY_2026_9664407.png"><media:title> graphic announcing Josh Harkless as the SUNYAC Wrestling Scholar Athlete of the Year</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://ritathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rss_186&amp;image_path=/images/2026/4/7/WRES_SUNYAC_SAOTY_2026_9664407.png" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 00:00:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>17</s:sport_id><s:story_id>19988</s:story_id></item><item><title>Harkless named 2026 SUNYAC Wrestler of the Year</title><link>https://ritathletics.com/news/2026/4/2/wrestling-harkless-named-2026-sunyac-wrestler-of-the-year.aspx</link><guid>https://ritathletics.com/news/2026/4/2/wrestling-harkless-named-2026-sunyac-wrestler-of-the-year.aspx</guid><category>Wrestling</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="A graphic announcing Josh Harkless as the 2026 SUNYAC Wrestler of the Year" src="https://ritathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rss_186&image_path=/images/2026/4/2/HARKLESS_SUNYAC_WOTY_2026_9632915.png" /><br /><br />ROCHESTER, N.Y. – RIT senior Josh Harkless was named the 2026 SUNYAC Wrestler of the Year announced by the conference on Thursday (April 2).]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://ritathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rss_186&amp;image_path=/images/2026/4/2/HARKLESS_SUNYAC_WOTY_2026_9632915.png" /><media:content url="https://ritathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rss_186&amp;image_path=/images/2026/4/2/HARKLESS_SUNYAC_WOTY_2026_9632915.png"><media:title>A graphic announcing Josh Harkless as the 2026 SUNYAC Wrestler of the Year</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://ritathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rss_186&amp;image_path=/images/2026/4/2/HARKLESS_SUNYAC_WOTY_2026_9632915.png" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Thu, 2 Apr 2026 12:20:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>17</s:sport_id><s:story_id>19974</s:story_id></item><item><title>Harkless wins 285 lb. National Championship</title><link>https://ritathletics.com/news/2026/3/13/wrestling-begins-competition-at-2026-ncaa-championships.aspx</link><guid>https://ritathletics.com/news/2026/3/13/wrestling-begins-competition-at-2026-ncaa-championships.aspx</guid><category>Wrestling</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="A graphic celebrating Josh Harkless winning the 285 lb. 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III Wrestling Championships with an action shot of Josh Harkless" src="https://ritathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rss_186&image_path=/images/2026/3/11/WRES_NCAAChamp_2026_9459235.png" /><br /><br />ROCHESTER, N.Y. – Two RIT wrestlers will compete at the 2026 NCAA Division III Championships at the Alliant Energy Powerhouse in Cedar Rapids, Iowa March 13-14.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://ritathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rss_186&amp;image_path=/images/2026/3/11/WRES_NCAAChamp_2026_9459235.png" /><media:content url="https://ritathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rss_186&amp;image_path=/images/2026/3/11/WRES_NCAAChamp_2026_9459235.png"><media:title>A graphic promoting the 2026 NCAA Div. 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RIT Wrestling at NCAA Mideast Regional Championships. (Sophia Buonpane/RIT Sports Network" src="https://ritathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rss_186&image_path=/images/2026/2/28/SVB_20260221-2.jpg" /><br /><br />ITHACA, N.Y. – Two RIT wrestlers placed in the top three to help the Tigers to a fourth-place finish at the 2026 NCAA Region 2 Championships, Friday and Saturday.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://ritathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rss_186&amp;image_path=/images/2026/2/28/SVB_20260221-2.jpg" /><media:content url="https://ritathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rss_186&amp;image_path=/images/2026/2/28/SVB_20260221-2.jpg"><media:title>RIT’s Josh Harkless pins their opponent on Saturday, Feb. 28, 2026, at Glazer Arena. RIT Wrestling at NCAA Mideast Regional Championships. 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